The deadliest civil war in human history, the Taiping Rebellion broke out in the middle of the 19th century. What started as a small sect of violent Christians quickly transformed into a rampaging army of more than 2 million. And buddy, things got bloody.
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There are many things people are asking about COVID. For instance, what is the virus doing to your poor cats and dogs?
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Ernest Hemingway was, in the minds of many, the last of a particular breed of man's man. And it turns out, his cat was also a rather peculiar breed.
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The field of animal prosthetics is thriving, and scientists are coming up with new, amazing inventions all the time.
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Because nature's cruelty knows no bounds, dogs have to worry about contagious, cancerous tumors that can spread when two dogs start behaving more like the birds and the bees.
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If cats knew they were also mostly tiger inside, would they cease to know who or what they are? And are some cats more lion-like than others? If so, which breed best resembles the king of the jungle?
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A question that often confuses animal lovers is how closely related hyenas might be to dogs.
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You may think Ivan Pavlov discovered Pavlovian responses by conditioning dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell. But that wouldn't ring true to Pavlov, since everyone describes the iconic dog study incorrectly. Here's the fascinating and occasionally ugly truth about Ivan Pavlov and his dogs.
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Everybody knows we have a lot in common with chimps, but are there any monkeys that are similar to humans? Well, as it turns out, the answer is yes.
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Beggars can't be choosers, and nobody begs better than dogs. They'll eat almost anything. So what about cat food, then? How bad could it possibly be?
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A French bulldog costs an average of $2,200 and pretty uniformly weighs less than 30 pounds. Heck, from time to time, they can top six figures per pup. What's the deal? Why are French bulldog owners paying so much more, pound for pound, for so little dog meat?
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The lights are up. The studio audience has taken their seats. Who's ready for another round of "Guess which beloved corner of your childhood is steeped in thick, syrupy racism?" Today, we turn our loving gaze to L. Frank Baum, the creator of the magical land of Oz.
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In a classic case of "your scientists were so busy wondering if they could, they didn't bother to ask if they should," Spotify has released a number of playlists and podcasts for dogs who are left alone at home all day.
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"Portrait of a Lady," by Gustav Klimt, features a brown-haired woman against a green background. Her face is a graceful contradiction, almost dead-eyed yet expressive. But it vanished in February 1997. That is, until the lady turned up nearly 23 years later.
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Imagine just going about your lazy Sunday morning when suddenly, your phone receives a message. Not just any message, mind you -- a cell phone alert from your country's officials, warning about an "incident" at a nearby nuclear plant. Well, that just happened in Canada.
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Marina Chapman, by her own account, has had a roller coaster of a life. Hers is the sort of story that one might point a cynical finger towards -- a tale of a woman that really was raised by capuchin monkeys.
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According to the University of Sydney, those Australian wildfires have now claimed the lives of a billion or more native animals.
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It's a series of events drenched in intrigue and deception, greed and subterfuge. It is the tale of America's most iconic eatery, McDonald's, getting taken for a multi-million dollar ride. And like most stories about families being torn apart, it all starts with Monopoly.
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All it takes is one look into a cat's eyes to know that it's a magical creature, though it's hard to say whether those supernatural abilities are being used for good or evil. What about this whole nine lives business, though?
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As of the Australian continent continue to be decimated by ongoing wildfires, people from across the globe are kicking in to provide displaced wildlife with fashionable knitwear.
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A woman in Jakarta has opened her home to more than 250 stray cats, which is wonderful news for the cats, but terrible news for her chances of ever smelling like anything other than ammonia again.
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In a big win for countless financially-strapped young adults across the nation, the University of Phoenix has agreed to cross out $141 million in student loan debt, reports NBC News.
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Emotional support animals have become a bit of a sticky subject. Recognizing how sticky things have become, an Arizona man set out to make them even stickier by registering the sweetest of all animals -- bees. The craziest part? It actually worked.
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In 2017, "Science Guy" Bill Nye joined the ant-Mickey Mouse Club and jointly filed a $28 million lawsuit against Disney. Per the LA Times, in December 2019, a court allowed the case to proceed. Here's why Nye wants to throw the book at Disney.
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John Davison Rockefeller was basically Daniel Plainview in that he was an oil man who had zero qualms about drinking your milkshake. And crossing him meant there would be blood. The owner of Standard Oil and founder of the University of Chicago became the world's first confirmed billionaire in 1916.
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Though he's toyed with the idea in the past, it seems that billionaire Michael Bloomberg, a one-time Republican is actually running for president in 2020 as a democratic candidate. How does the richest man in New York and the ninth richest man in America spend his money?
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In November of 2019, Bill Gates managed to make the leap from second to first place on the list of the richest people in the world, with wealth valued at $110 billion. But what does he actually spend all those billions money on?
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